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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
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[–] Hope 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they meant what they said. "Remember that you will die" does mean something similar to "you only live once."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It does if you remove it from its context where they used it more like "you should be humble, you'll die like everyone else", carpe diem was used more similarly to yolo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Carpe diem is a call to action - to not fritter your life away on inconsequential things. YOLO is a polite way to say "fuck it".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I said more similar, as in more than memento mori

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Similarer, if you will